![]() In Mesopotamia, city-states arose along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in modern Iraq and Kuwait circa 5,400 BC. A depiction of one of the larger Sumerian city-states. In so doing, Sargon introduced new methods of conquest, leadership and administration that future leaders adapted to integrate isolated Middle Eastern cultures eventually reaching Europe. The first true city-states arose in Mesopotamia and not surprisingly, the region witnessed the world’s first empire forged by an illegitimate peasant named Sargon. War causes strife, death and misery, but whether just or not, it also often brings about innovation, cultural synthesis, and stronger ties between communities in the long run. Though unfortunate and often devastating on the short term, war is a basic component in the creation of most every influential society. Individual communities interacted peacefully but also through conflict. The second involved building connections (forced or voluntary) between individual cities. I wrote previously about the establishment of civilization with corresponding technological and cultural developments required to produce an organized city-state including writing, social structure, division of labor and other necessary attributes of civilization ( Civilization as a Survival Tool ). Sargon the Great of Akkad who reigned from circa 2334 BC to 2284 BC ![]()
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